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I have a simple little conversation. Let’s immediately this week. Make a jump in the news. And there are a lot of things in it, including LiftEntry in Europe, AV Startup Only Are going to Japan, its first drive Loside Gravity SUVSomething New York International Auto Show Highlights, and a place.
Yes, the place is back. Or really did this financial device ever end?
Let’s go
A small bird
A small bird told us that some people are hoping that many, many obstacles need to be jumped before the “highways in the heavens”. This includes working with the property owners in rural areas to set up vertebrate ports and charge infrastructure. Pitch? Infrastructure is capable of increasing the cost of your property in the future.
We are digging into this this!
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Deals!
I expected some more IPOs than last year in 2025, but Space? Say this is not so. And still, we’re here with one Fresh integration Between the beginning of the technology of autonomous vehicles Kodiac robotics And the special goal achievement company ARIS Acquisition Corporation II.
This transaction has value Kodiak, which has raised about $ 243 million to date, which earns about $ 2.5 billion before. New and current Kodiac institutions, such as Soros Fund Management, Arc Investment, and RS, have provided more than $ 110 million to support this transaction, as well as $ 551 million in confidence.
I talked to Kodiak’s founder and CEO Don Bernate And asked a clear question: a place? Now? Why?
Bernate told me, “Kodiak, now that we have launched the driver, we have our vehicles on the road, we have a driver’s revenue.” “We think it is time for growth now. We want to take advantage of the Tail Winds we are seeing in the markets.”
Tel Winds? I asked him to explain, and Bernate means that tail winds in the field of sovereignty against the wider economic markets.
“Obviously, we are watching short -term fluctuations,” he said. This is a small thing. “” But we are really thinking about it changing the transportation markets, using AI, using technology, and as a long -term article through automation. This is something I have always believed. “
Other deals that are getting my attention …
AcneA startup that manufactures electric hub motors that are free from the rare elements of the ground, raised Million 20 million seeds round Investors, including true ventures, Mac Ventures, MFV partners, and others. True Ventures’ Rohit Sharma has joined the Confess board.
SolarAn online -based car dealer based in a Mexico, 7 127 million collected In the equity round, it was reduced to $ 6.5 billion. The round was participated by the Soft Bank Group Corporation and General Atlantic. The company also earned 400 million millions in the new loan.
Lift Agreed to receive In BMW and Mercedes -Benz Mobility, about $ 1997 million in cash, a German multi -mobility app, which has its basic position. Acquisition opens the European market for the first time.
EndA British EV charging startup, Million collected 30 million In the fund, headed by IQ Capital and Look. Strategic partners, including Scania Investment and Tacasago Industry, also participated.
Remarkable reading and other indicators
Adas
China Automatic makers have a crackdown on how the driver’s support features have been promoted, The terms of the restriction Such as “autonomous driving,” “self -driving,” and “smart driving”. If you immediately. Only thought of Tesla And its “full self -driving” software, it is worth noting that the automaker has changed the branding. But more and more software for Tesla and other ADAS will be affected by the principles of update, which requires testing and government approval.
Autonomous vehicles
Only Will start maping and collecting data In Japan The use of autonomous vehicles from its American fleet.
Vimo And Digit This summer is preparing to launch its Joint Robotics Service in Atlanta. Digit Opened a “interest list” Customers in Atlanta this week. The two companies launched the “Vemo -Ober” service in Austin in March. Market Analytics Firm Yptic Data Data shows that Vimo Robotics has made Approximately 20 % of rides In the last week of March, presented by Uber in Austin.
Sensation Is In a partnership with Stingry MusicWhich will offer a selection of 16 stations through the touch screen within the robotx. Yet another mark is getting ready to launch Zox commercially.
Electric vehicles, charging, and batteries
Lime Equivalent Send batteries Its scooters and e -bikes are used in redwood materials, which will remove and recycle important minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel and copper.
Whenever Its starting 2026 EV 4 First At the New York International Auto Show. It is the company’s first global electric seedan and is designed for consumers in search of an affordable EV. Will Americans buy it?
Tech Crunch partner Abigel Basit One day spent running a new All -Electric Loside Gravity SUV. Read a full review and find out why he wrote that gravity is “Over engineering its best performance.”
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Suburlo Her other EV, a vegan -like SUV unveiled Called the trail seker Like its predecessor, it includes a slight part of the Toyota handwork.
The future of flight
Archer Aviation Exposed to his proposal Air Taxi Network for New York City In a partnership with United Airlines, which will allow passengers to ride archer so they can go to their traditional airline tickets.
Heeling from a ride
The Indian Market Regulator launched an investigation Jennisol Engineering After searching allegedly Misuse of electric vehicle loans. BullympartA riding startup, which was once seen in the South Asian market, has also been included in the investigation. And now it seems that Bloomart is Suspended services In some Indian cities.
Hello
Hertz Users have been informed about A Violation of data This includes their personal information and driver’s licenses. Hertz attributed this violation to a vendor, software maker ClearoWhich was last year At the center of a massive hacking campaign Through Russia -affiliated Ransamware Gang.